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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Draft ETP Statement on Aqsa

Elements for Press
Statement by Security Council on Situation in Occupied East Jerusalem

·The Security Council expresses its grave concern about the disturbing
developments in Occupied East Jerusalem, particularly the series of recent
provocations and incitement at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the rising tensions
in this regard.

·The Security Council calls upon all parties to cease all provocations,
incitement and acts of violence. The Security Council called for full respect
of international law.

·Religious extremists must not be allowed to impose their destructive
agendas and must not be permitted to destabilize the already-fragile situation
on the ground. Political and religious leaders have a responsibility to act
against extremists, who undermine the rule of law.

·The Security appeals for the restoration of calm and calls for full
respect for the sanctity of this Holy Site.
Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque must be allowed to worship in peace
and tranquility, free from violence, threats and provocations.

·It is imperative that the longstanding agreements and understandings
regarding Al-Aqsa Mosque compound be honored and respected by all parties and
that no measures be undertaken to alter or affect the historic status quo in
this regard.

·The Security Council calls upon the parties, along with all concerned
parties, to exert immediate and serious efforts to resume dialogue and launch a
credible political process aimed at achieving a just, lasting and peaceful
solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the relevant United
Nations resolutions, in particular Security Council resolutions 242, 338, 1397,
1515 and 1850, the Madrid Principles and the Arab Peace Initiative.